I love my babies!!
My little brother's LiveJournal post just made me cry. I miss my little brothers so much! I didn’t cry in a bad way - just in a Man-I-Really-Love-My-Family sorta way. Toby just moved to Arizona yesterday with his girlfriend. I'm really sad he moved so far away, because I love him so much and there's nothing I love more about going home than spending time with my little brothers. ESPECIALLY when the four of us Dack Kids all get together - it's so hard to get the four of us in one place! But when the Fab Four is reunited, I'm the happiest little sparrow in the world.
I'm so proud of Toby though. He's had a rough as shit childhood (I know, I was there), and he went through some difficult times, getting himself in and out of trouble for awhile. But he's grown up so much over the past year or so, and has really been realizing his full potential. And I'm just so proud of him - I love him so much! Toby worked really hard at his job back home and earned a lot of respect for being such a hard, dedicated worker. And now, with the money he saved up from all of his work, he's moving out on his own - going out into the wide world. I'm so excited for him!! He's got so much potential, and it makes me so happy to see him harnessing it and using it to do good things for himself. He's also talking about going to college down in Arizona after he gains residency - he's really interested in producing music, something I think he'd be great at. Actually, he was already making a bit of a name for himself producing music for local bands before he left! My whole family is so damn musically inclined. It's pretty awesome.
I'm excited for Tob. This move is so good for him!! He's 20 years old, and has the world at his feet. I talked to him for a long time the night before he left, and he just sounded so good. You know that tone I'm talking about - that tone of voice people have, the way their voice whispers possibility in every breath - the timbre of someone for which great things are about to happen, and whether or not they know it, they can already feel it coming, and they're ready for it. Toby is ready for good things right now. And good things are going to happen.
Willy just blows me away. I don't know if I've ever met a more sincere, thoughtful, genuine kid. Ever. And I've known tons of outstanding kids throughout my whole life. He shows more poise as well as compassion for others at the age of 14 than most people my age I know. Willy's LJ post is the one that made me cry. He wrote about really loving Toby and how it was hard to see him leave, even though things have been rough in the past. And I read all of that and just cried, because I love both of those boys so much, and I know how much they love each other. Toby was so proud of Willy!! Correction - Toby was, and IS still so proud of Willy. And I hope Will knows that. Toby and I both are so proud of Will. Toby often talked about how proud he was of his little brother both for being an amazing person and for being an amazing musician. Tob and I have had many numerous conversations with people about how our little brother could kick their ass on guitar. Just name the time and the place. We'll deliver the Willy. And like me, Tob was always been genuinely proud of the person Widdy Wid Widdums is growing up to be. Talk about potential - holy shit!! Will is going places like nobody's business. I'm super excited because I know no matter where life takes my little Willy, he will always, always, first and foremost be an outstanding person.
Man, my baby brothers breed potential like it's their job.
From a very young age I always knew Toby was brilliant - Toby has the natural kind of genius and creativity most people would kill for. He was always the kid who hated school, but who could go home create the most amazing thing out of nothing. When he was little, he used to draw. As he grew older, he made the most amazing things out of Lego’s - and I'm not talking about your ordinary follow-the-directions-to-build-a-castle type deals. I specifically remember him at the age of like seven (or something equally ridiculous) building from scratch a bowling alley that had a working ball return and everything. Such a brilliant kid! And now he's applying his gifts to playing, writing, creating, and producing music.
And Willy...man, that kid came out of the freaking womb a musical genius. He's been blowing me away on his guitar since he first picked one up at the age of ten. He was writing his first blues piece on guitar before he even got out of Elementary School! And though he won't play it in front of people anymore (such an artist! hahaha), I still maintain that it was an amazing little piece. Underscored by the fact that he was just a baby when he wrote it. Willy's musical talent is the only thing that has been growing faster than his legs, and he's only gonna continue to conquer the world by storm in the years to come. He's also an exceptionally bright kid - that boy has some major smarts. He may think I can't see them, hiding under his shaggy emo rock star coif. But he forgets - I see all. I'm the big sister. It's how I do.
And of course, no Baby Brother Post would be complete without Ole - the ten year old, and the baby of the family. I'm excited to see what kind of person Ole is going to develop into. Ole is a mystery - and has pretty much always been - ever since he was a baby. The world around him is the world he has created for himself. I have no idea how that world is going to morph and change as he grows up, but that's exactly what excites me about him. After all, at the age of ten, Ole hasn't exactly reached his peak yet. He still has an entire identity before him, waiting to be shaped, formed, and breathed into existence. I wish I could spend more time with him - I love that little boy so much! Ole's at the age where he's two parts innocent, one part brat, three parts mystery, and all parts loving. That little kid loves like nobody's business. His love is just so honest, and intense, and real. It's one of the most amazing things about him. And I love it. I love everything about him.
Pretty much, my baby brothers are the most important things in the world to me. No matter who else comes into my life - no matter how much I love anyone else - Toby, Willy, and Ole will always come first. No matter what. I'm so proud of them, for everything they've done, for everything they're doing, and for everything they're going to do. I'm the luckiest sister in the world.
I'm so proud of Toby though. He's had a rough as shit childhood (I know, I was there), and he went through some difficult times, getting himself in and out of trouble for awhile. But he's grown up so much over the past year or so, and has really been realizing his full potential. And I'm just so proud of him - I love him so much! Toby worked really hard at his job back home and earned a lot of respect for being such a hard, dedicated worker. And now, with the money he saved up from all of his work, he's moving out on his own - going out into the wide world. I'm so excited for him!! He's got so much potential, and it makes me so happy to see him harnessing it and using it to do good things for himself. He's also talking about going to college down in Arizona after he gains residency - he's really interested in producing music, something I think he'd be great at. Actually, he was already making a bit of a name for himself producing music for local bands before he left! My whole family is so damn musically inclined. It's pretty awesome.
I'm excited for Tob. This move is so good for him!! He's 20 years old, and has the world at his feet. I talked to him for a long time the night before he left, and he just sounded so good. You know that tone I'm talking about - that tone of voice people have, the way their voice whispers possibility in every breath - the timbre of someone for which great things are about to happen, and whether or not they know it, they can already feel it coming, and they're ready for it. Toby is ready for good things right now. And good things are going to happen.
Willy just blows me away. I don't know if I've ever met a more sincere, thoughtful, genuine kid. Ever. And I've known tons of outstanding kids throughout my whole life. He shows more poise as well as compassion for others at the age of 14 than most people my age I know. Willy's LJ post is the one that made me cry. He wrote about really loving Toby and how it was hard to see him leave, even though things have been rough in the past. And I read all of that and just cried, because I love both of those boys so much, and I know how much they love each other. Toby was so proud of Willy!! Correction - Toby was, and IS still so proud of Willy. And I hope Will knows that. Toby and I both are so proud of Will. Toby often talked about how proud he was of his little brother both for being an amazing person and for being an amazing musician. Tob and I have had many numerous conversations with people about how our little brother could kick their ass on guitar. Just name the time and the place. We'll deliver the Willy. And like me, Tob was always been genuinely proud of the person Widdy Wid Widdums is growing up to be. Talk about potential - holy shit!! Will is going places like nobody's business. I'm super excited because I know no matter where life takes my little Willy, he will always, always, first and foremost be an outstanding person.
Man, my baby brothers breed potential like it's their job.
From a very young age I always knew Toby was brilliant - Toby has the natural kind of genius and creativity most people would kill for. He was always the kid who hated school, but who could go home create the most amazing thing out of nothing. When he was little, he used to draw. As he grew older, he made the most amazing things out of Lego’s - and I'm not talking about your ordinary follow-the-directions-to-build-a-castle type deals. I specifically remember him at the age of like seven (or something equally ridiculous) building from scratch a bowling alley that had a working ball return and everything. Such a brilliant kid! And now he's applying his gifts to playing, writing, creating, and producing music.
And Willy...man, that kid came out of the freaking womb a musical genius. He's been blowing me away on his guitar since he first picked one up at the age of ten. He was writing his first blues piece on guitar before he even got out of Elementary School! And though he won't play it in front of people anymore (such an artist! hahaha), I still maintain that it was an amazing little piece. Underscored by the fact that he was just a baby when he wrote it. Willy's musical talent is the only thing that has been growing faster than his legs, and he's only gonna continue to conquer the world by storm in the years to come. He's also an exceptionally bright kid - that boy has some major smarts. He may think I can't see them, hiding under his shaggy emo rock star coif. But he forgets - I see all. I'm the big sister. It's how I do.
And of course, no Baby Brother Post would be complete without Ole - the ten year old, and the baby of the family. I'm excited to see what kind of person Ole is going to develop into. Ole is a mystery - and has pretty much always been - ever since he was a baby. The world around him is the world he has created for himself. I have no idea how that world is going to morph and change as he grows up, but that's exactly what excites me about him. After all, at the age of ten, Ole hasn't exactly reached his peak yet. He still has an entire identity before him, waiting to be shaped, formed, and breathed into existence. I wish I could spend more time with him - I love that little boy so much! Ole's at the age where he's two parts innocent, one part brat, three parts mystery, and all parts loving. That little kid loves like nobody's business. His love is just so honest, and intense, and real. It's one of the most amazing things about him. And I love it. I love everything about him.
Pretty much, my baby brothers are the most important things in the world to me. No matter who else comes into my life - no matter how much I love anyone else - Toby, Willy, and Ole will always come first. No matter what. I'm so proud of them, for everything they've done, for everything they're doing, and for everything they're going to do. I'm the luckiest sister in the world.